Yeah I'm not going to go in depth to defend demon slayer (mostly bcoz I don't have time rn haha, nor does it particularly deserve a defense) but the way it frames demonic power as something hoarded and doled out at the whim of the head demon, elevating those psychopathic enough to be useful, struck me as a decent enough allegory of wealth.
You got me on Nezuko tho, like I get that the design was probably going for "restrained violence" but it's still yikes.
There's an old anime trope dating back to sailor moon where when women undertake violence they are presented as visually becoming more mature for stepping into the adult world, then regressing back to a childish appearance once the violence is done. Sexist brainworms aside (boy protagonists don't have to put up with that) this kinda works as a visual metaphor when your protagonists are all teenagers straddling adulthood, but this particular use with Nezuko... Nah dawg, the rest of your story about :snipes-hesitation: is fire, but Nezuko's the one glaring weak spot. (and zenitzu, but at least he has moments.)
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Yeah I'm not going to go in depth to defend demon slayer (mostly bcoz I don't have time rn haha, nor does it particularly deserve a defense) but the way it frames demonic power as something hoarded and doled out at the whim of the head demon, elevating those psychopathic enough to be useful, struck me as a decent enough allegory of wealth.
You got me on Nezuko tho, like I get that the design was probably going for "restrained violence" but it's still yikes.
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There's an old anime trope dating back to sailor moon where when women undertake violence they are presented as visually becoming more mature for stepping into the adult world, then regressing back to a childish appearance once the violence is done. Sexist brainworms aside (boy protagonists don't have to put up with that) this kinda works as a visual metaphor when your protagonists are all teenagers straddling adulthood, but this particular use with Nezuko... Nah dawg, the rest of your story about :snipes-hesitation: is fire, but Nezuko's the one glaring weak spot. (and zenitzu, but at least he has moments.)
I really dislike her character design.